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The Patient Burden Of Screening Mammography Recall., Matthew Alcusky, Liane Philpotts, Machaon Bonafede, Janice L. Clarke, Alexandria Skoufalos
The Patient Burden Of Screening Mammography Recall., Matthew Alcusky, Liane Philpotts, Machaon Bonafede, Janice L. Clarke, Alexandria Skoufalos
College of Population Health Faculty Papers
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this article is to evaluate the burden of direct and indirect costs borne by recalled patients after a false positive screening mammogram.
METHODS: Women aged 40-75 years undergoing screening mammography were identified from a U.S. commercial claims database. Women were required to have 12 months pre- and 6 months post-index enrollment to identify utilization and exclude patients with subsequent cancer diagnoses. Recall was defined as the use of diagnostic mammography or breast ultrasound during 6 months post-index. Descriptive statistics were presented for recalled and non-recalled patients; differences were compared using the chi square test. Out-of-pocket costs …
Human Judgment And Health Care Policy., Benjamin Djulbegovic, Jason Beckstead, David B. Nash
Human Judgment And Health Care Policy., Benjamin Djulbegovic, Jason Beckstead, David B. Nash
College of Population Health Faculty Papers
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